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LoopCAD Online Tutorials

Select from the video lessons provided here to explore the features and to learn the design steps recommended for LoopCAD.

New Tutorials
Basics
  1. Introduction to LoopCAD 7:15 minutes
  2. Creating a New Project 9:22 minutes
  3. Drawing a Floorplan 12:56 minutes
  4. Quick Design Mode 4:37 minutes
  5. Manifolds and Auto-Circuits 9:52 minutes
  6. Counterflow Circuits 5:13 minutes
  7. Freehand Circuits 6:38 minutes
  8. Joist Floors 8:49 minutes
  9. Custom Circuit Areas 7:02 minutes
  10. Review and Analysis Tools 8:50 minutes
  11. Printing and Exporting 9:00 minutes
AutoCAD, PDF, and Scanned Files
  1. Importing an AutoCAD Drawing 4:33 minutes
  2. Importing PDF and Scanned Drawings 3:38 minutes
  3. Drawing on an Imported Drawing 7:40 minutes
  4. Exporting to an AutoCAD File 1:12 minutes
HVAC System Design and Calculation
  1. Heating Load Calculations 23:00 minutes
  2. Cooling Load Calculations 14:14 minutes
  3. Infiltration & Ventilation Loads 6:39 minutes
  4. Entering Heat Loads Manually 4:39 minutes
  5. Cold/Warm Partitions 3:27 minutes
  6. Walkout Basements 4:37 minutes
  7. Vaulted or Cathedral Ceilings 3:00 minutes
  8. Supply/Return Distribution Piping 4:37 minutes
  9. Baseboard Heating 4:06 minutes
  10. Wall and Ceiling Heat 3:22 minutes
  11. Adding a Water Supply Temperature 1:24 minutes
Snow Melt Systems
  1. Creating a New Snow Melt Project 2:45 minutes
  2. Snow Melt System Design 3:53 minutes
OEM Add-ons
  1. Materials Lists & OEM Add-ons 6:15 minutes
  2. Coil Schedule 3:11 minutes
  3. Spreadsheet Design Mode - Basics 5:39 minutes
  4. Spreadsheet Design Mode - Advanced 10:04 minutes
  5. Manual Quotation 4:31 minutes
Additional Topics
  1. Custom Editing of Circuits 7:41 minutes
  2. Curved Walls and Bump Outs 2:50 minutes
  3. Custom Tables 4:10 minutes
  4. Dimensions and Text 4:54 minutes
  5. Relative Coordinates 1:30 minutes
  6. Multi-Floor Manifolds 4:22 minutes
  7. Inserting Images 1:55 minutes
  8. Clerestory Walls and Windows 2:37 minutes
  9. Rotating Drawings 2:37 minutes
  10. Merging Rooms 1:42 minutes
Requirements:
  • Chrome 4.0 or greater, Internet Explorer / Microsoft Edge 9.0 or greater, Firefox 3.5 or greater, Safari 4.0 or greater, Opera 10.5 or greater.
  • Speakers with volume turned up.